Belmont Park Race 9 Results & Payouts – Oct 8, 2026

Belmont Park Race 9 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	6 Lexington PikeManuel Franco · T: Rob Atras	$6.04	$4.84	$3.18
2	3 Monte AviChristopher Elliott · T: Mark Hennig	–	$30.26	$14.62
3	10 WhitbyRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Mark Hennig	–	–	$4.26

Exacta 6-3: $65.18 (pool $204,656)
Trifecta 6-3-10: $233.09 (pool $99,013)
Superfecta 6-3-10-7: $316.66 (pool $64,409)
Daily Double 8-6: $31.23 (pool $112,232)
Pick 3 6-8-6: $441.13 (pool $82,714)
Pick 4 2-6-8-4/6: $463.81 (pool $196,366)
Pick 6 2-1-2-6-8-4/6: $24,019.05 (pool $37,747)
Pick 6 2-1-2-6-8-4/6: $363.91
Pick 5 1-2-6-8-4/6: $1,692.94 (pool $233,295)

Time 1:37.49 · Track fast · Also ran: Good Bali, The Obliterator, Red Miller, Mentor, Magnum's Macrobrst, Rebalancing, Jeter

Race 9 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	MentorEssential Quality – Polish a Diamond	12-1	Luis Rivera, Jr.T: Kelly Breen	122 lb
2	Red MillerVekoma – Scripted	8-1	Edgard ZayasT: John Terranova II	126 lb
3	Monte AviCentral Banker – Nile Princess	20-1	Christopher ElliottT: Mark Hennig	126 lb	2
5	RebalancingCharlatan – Amazing Ride	15-1	Dalila RiveraT: Wayne Potts	122 lb
6	Lexington PikeLexitonian – Awesome Clue	6-1	Manuel FrancoT: Rob Atras	122 lb	1
7	Good BaliBal a Bali*Brz – In Good Company	30-1	Pedro PenaT: Lolita Shivmangal	119 lb
8	JeterNyquist – Panther Hit	5-1	Samuel MarinT: Michael Gorham	122 lb
9	The ObliteratorVino Rosso – Eternal Grace	10-1	Dylan DavisT: Gregory DiPrima	122 lb
10	WhitbyCairo Prince – Sadie Be Good	8-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Mark Hennig	126 lb	3
11	Magnum's MacrobrstSummer Front – Matty's Magnum	15-1	Ruben SilveraT: David Donk	122 lb

M/L is the track handicapper’s morning line. Live tote odds replace it near post; results and $2 payouts appear once the race is official.

Our Belmont Park Race 9 picks

Top pick6 Lexington Pike 6-1

Priced at 6-1 on the morning line.
Manuel Franco has won 47 of 222 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Rob Atras is 5-for-27 (19%) in New York, with horses in the money 48% of the time.
By Lexitonian out of Awesome Clue.

Value play7 Good Bali 30-1

At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Pedro Pena has won 3 of 50 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Lolita Shivmangal is 1-for-9 (11%) in New York, with horses in the money 56% of the time.
By Bal a Bali*Brz out of In Good Company.

Longshot1 Mentor 12-1

A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Luis Rivera, Jr. has won 2 of 55 rides (4%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Kelly Breen is 2-for-8 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
By Essential Quality out of Polish a Diamond.

How our picks did

Top pick: Lexington Pike (6-1) won, paying $6.04 to win.
Value play: Good Bali (30-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Mentor (12-1) missed the board.

Breaking down the Race 9 field

Jeter is the 5-1 morning-line favorite, with Lexington Pike next at 6-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Good Bali, so the board has real depth.

Mark Hennig sends out 2 runners (Monte Avi and Whitby), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 222 mounts.

Forecast: mostly sunny, high of 73°F.

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